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Was this the first movie to break the 4th wall?

posted 8 years ago by epistemic_ambivalence
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I see how this inspired deadpool.
Pretty groundbreaking

[–] pim750 8 years ago

Burt Reynolds broke the 4th wall in Smokey & The Bandit (1977)

[–] snelling 8 years ago

"Young Frankenstein" did it before in 1974. Not sure if it was first. Maybe "Blazing Saddles."

"'Extremely High Voltage.' Well, I don't need safety gloves, because I'm Homer Sim--" - Frank Grimes

[–] benGsboat 8 years ago

And Alfie did it before in 1966.

[–] snelling 8 years ago

Come to think of it, after I thought more about it, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Bros and George Burns all broke the fourth wall decades before Ferris did.

"'Extremely High Voltage.' Well, I don't need safety gloves, because I'm Homer Sim--" - Frank Grimes

[–] nothingwillstopit 8 years ago

The 1902 silent Classic The Great Train Robbery breaks the forth wall by having a robber shoot his pistol into the camera. x

[–] KingCobra686 7 years ago

I think this is the winnner

[–] tmf_scipio 8 years ago

Watch some of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope Road movies from the 1940's, and '50's. They constantly break the 4th wall.

Hitler! C'mon, I'll buy you a glass of lemonade.

[–] mcdemuth 7 years ago

Ginger Rogers broke the 4th wall, in her movie Forever Female (1953), when she is talking about the 29 year olds in the Audience. She looks at the Camera... TWICE.

[–] beresfordjd 7 years ago

I always thought the breaking of the 4th wall was done by Oliver Hardy way back when. No-one has ever done it better.

[–] Pep_88 7 years ago

Yes, this is the first movie to break the 4th wall. Don't listen to those other posts.

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[–] mcdemuth 7 years ago

Yes, this is the first movie to break the 4th wall.

NO. YOU ARE EITHER A LIAR OR A TROLL!

Don't listen to those other posts.

The OP should listen to the other posts. Many have noted verifiable information that can be checked, to prove that YOU are a LIAR OR A TROLL!